Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Involuntary lawful possession of another's property, as by finding.

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Examples

  • Beijing has tacitly allowed banks to compete for capital by offering so-called wealth-management products—complex bundles of securitized loans—to customers as a form of quasi-deposit at higher rates of return.

    China's Self-Reforming Banks? 2011

  • The money invested in such quasi-deposit products now equals nearly 10% of the total deposit base at Chinese banks, according to Fitch Ratings.

    The Day the Capital Fled Joseph Sternberg 2012

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